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DJiEER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



Lhmn Grhss Seeds. 



As a good lawn is an indispensable adjunct to every place, either large or small, care should be exercised in making: 

 it to have the work done properly, for if rightly done it will last for years, whereas, if slighted in tlie beg^inning, it will 

 be a constant source of annoyance and expense. In making a new lawn, it is desirable that all tree planting and lav- 

 ing out of flower-beds should be accomplished first. The ground should then be thoroughly dug or plowed to the 

 depth often or twelve inches, using liberally well-decomposed manure or " fertilizers." Of the latter, we recommend 

 bone meal as being more lasting in its effects, less liable to burn the young grass, and free from weeds. It should be 

 applied at the rate of 600 to 1000 pounds per acre, according to the' quality of the soil. After plowing, the ground 

 should be well harrowed to reduce it to as fine a condition aspossible, as well as to make it level, as nothing detracts 

 so much from the appearance of a lawn as an uneven surface. After the seed has been sown and raked in, the roller 

 should be used to " firm" the surface; this, where possible, should not be overlooked, as the germination of the seed 

 is aided materially by this process. Care should be exercised in raking not to work the seed in too deep ; one-quarter 

 inch is ample covering. If covered deeper germination is retarded or prevented altogether. 



The best time for sowing is in spring, from February to May, or in September, using not less than four bushels per 

 acre. Weeds should be kept out of the new lawn, as they smother the young and tender blades of grass; it is a mis- 

 taken idea that the weeds shade the grass from the sun and so aid its growth. The real fact of the matter is that the 

 grass is much better able to cope with the sun's rays than to overpower the rank weeds, which appear in every new 

 lawn, the presence of which is usually charged to the seedsman who has furnished the seed, the purchaser failing to 

 recognize nature's abhorrence of a vacuum, and to observe wherever the earth is disturbed weeds spring up immedi- 

 ately to cover the barren surface. 



When the grass has attained three inches in height it should be ruown, care being exercised not to cut it too close. 

 Frequent rolling and mowing will make the turf cTose and compact, strengthen the grass, and render the lawn smooth 

 and attractive. 



Owing to the varying condition of soils some grasses thrive luxuriantly where others would starve. If our customers 

 ■will state the quality, condition and asjiect of their soils, we shall be pleased to pifer any advice desired, and also make 

 any " special mixture," when necessary to obtain a satisfactory result. 



For Tennis, Croquet, and Base-ball grounds, six bushels should be sown per acre, otherwise the same method should 

 be observed as for making lawns. The bare and unsightly spots and runs can be readilv covered and made green by 

 digging the surface iu September and rolling to make an even surface; rake roughly the surface, sow the seed, and 

 again rake lightly and roll. By spring the grass will be well established. The seed should be applied liberally to 

 the bare spots, using twice the quantity as tor lawns. 



Lawns require feeding constantly in order to keep up their vigor; for this purpose we recommend our bone dust as 

 being of high grade and supplying all the requirements of a lawn fertilizer. A top-dressing, once a mouth, at the rate 

 of two hundred and fifty pounds per acre, will keep the lawn in a thrivinc condition. 



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DREER'S FlIRMOUNT pARR MiXTUR 



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Is a compound of grasses which ripen successively, thereby always presenting a green and cheerful appearance. 

 Lawns sown with one or two grasses turn brown under our hot midsummer sun, and remain in that condition until 

 the cool months of autumn revive them. The mixture we offer has stood the test of years, and our rapidly increasing 

 sales prove conclusively that its merits are becoming widely known by those who recognize the inalienable law of 

 cause and effect, and who realize that, in order to produce permanent results, first quality goods only must be used. 

 In no branch is it more true than in that of seeds. The temptation is strong to include in mixtures the "cheap and 

 impure," but in Dreer's Fairmount Park Lawn Mixture, one grade — and that the highest — is rigidly adhered to. 

 Many of the finest private grounds around Philadelphia are sown with our grasses only. For Railroad Embankments, 

 Terraces, etc., Dreer's Fairmount Park Lawn Mixture is admirably adapted, as it speedily forms a thick turf that will 

 effectually prevent " washing." 



20 cts. per quart, postpaid, 25 cts. per quart; $4.00 per bushel of 1.5 lbs. 



